After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 185

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 185

Nova, the Indian Smart City.

Top Floor Office of KH Group Asia Headquarters.

Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, massive skyscrapers and aerial rails stretched out.

“The city’s entire power grid control is running without any errors.”

Ha-ryul operated his tablet.

Vast amounts of data poured onto the large hologram panel floating in the air.

The computational output from Nereid’s main server underground drew a perfect upward curve.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Kang Hyeon set down his teacup and gazed at the screen.

-The traffic control AI and autonomous logistics network have also settled in without initial conflicts.

The excited voice of Park Jin-woo, Nova’s General Center Director, flowed through the speaker.

-The power efficiency of the 800-plus companies that have completed their move-in has also increased by more than 30 percent compared to before. Wall Street is already flooding us with additional move-in inquiries.

“Please maintain the existing standards for move-in screening.”

Tap.

Kang Hyeon lightly flicked the desk with his finger.

“Whether it’s a necessary function for the city takes priority over the scale of capital. Please carefully select and accept them.”

-Understood, Chairman. I’ll proceed with the data integration of the move-in companies without any delays.

All indicators were normal.

A few days later.

Beep-!

A sharp warning sound rang from the desktop in Kang Hyeon’s office.

“What’s the matter.”

Kang Hyeon furrowed his brow and stared at the monitor.

One section of the previously calm blue hologram map was flashing red.

Bang.

The office door opened and Ha-ryul rushed in urgently.

“Chairman, there’s a problem in the Business District of Sector 3!”

“Please report the situation.”

Kang Hyeon slowly rose from his seat.

“The traffic in that area momentarily exceeded the allowable limit. The logistics drones’ routes got tangled, causing the aerial rail operation to completely shut down.”

[System overload. Activating automatic recovery protocol.]

The heavy mechanical voice of Nereid’s main server echoed.

“Has the cause been identified?”

Kang Hyeon pressed the intercom to call Center Director Park.

-Well, that’s… Just now, a specific server drew an enormous amount of computational traffic all at once.

Center Director Park’s voice trembled with bewilderment through the receiver.

-The main power grid was pulled toward that direction, causing the autonomous driving network throughout Zone 3 to temporarily shut down.

“Which company’s server is it?”

Kang Hyeon’s eyes flashed sharply.

There were very few capitals capable of causing an overload in the perfectly controlled city.

-It’s Acros Technology.

Center Director Park swallowed dryly.

-Their Asia Data Center ran a massive quantum computational model training without prior approval. They sucked up all the city’s idle power.

‘Marcus, the representative of Acros.’

The face of a man who had smiled arrogantly flashed through Kang Hyeon’s mind.

They had entered under the pretext of sharing infrastructure, then subtly crossed the line.

“Please immediately cut off the main power grid going into Acros Center.”

Kang Hyeon gave the order in a calm voice without a moment’s hesitation.

-What? But Chairman, Acros is one of Nova’s core partners. If we cut the power without prior warning, their servers will suffer serious damage…

“If they’ve moved into Nova, it’s natural for them to follow the rules here.”

Kang Hyeon lightly touched his tie.

“Resource monopolization without prior approval is a clear contract violation. Even if damage occurs, cut the power immediately.”

-…Understood. I’ll immediately cut the physical power supply to Acros servers in Zone 3.

Click.

Kang Hyeon put down the intercom.

“Ha-ryul Manager.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“Please connect a video conference with Marcus, Acros’s representative. Right now.”

Though his tone was polite, there was no concession for those who violated his interests.

Kang Hyeon’s gaze sharply pierced through the red-tinted hologram map.

Whirr.

The large monitor in the office lit up.

Marcus, the representative of Acros Technology, appeared on the screen.

His flushed face was clearly filled with dissatisfaction.

-Chairman Choi! What the hell are you doing right now!

Marcus slammed his desk from beyond the monitor.

A dull explosive sound came through the speaker.

-Cutting off Acros’s main Data Center power without any notice! Our quantum computational model was in the middle of training!

Kang Hyeon leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands.

“Representative Marcus. There’s no need to get angry first.”

It was a calm and polite voice.

But his eyes were steadily piercing through his opponent on the screen without wavering.

“It was Acros that used Nova’s main power without authorization and without prior approval. It’s a clear contract violation.”

-Contract violation! We are Nova’s core partner!

Marcus’s voice became even sharper.

It was blatant defiance oozing with the arrogance typical of a major corporation’s representative.

-We just used some idle power for testing. How are you going to take responsibility for this enormous loss from forcibly shutting down a partner’s server over such a trivial matter!

It was shameless beyond measure.

He was only demanding responsibility without recognizing his own fault at all.

‘A type steeped in elitist consciousness.’

Kang Hyeon reached across the table and picked up his teacup.

Clink.

The light friction sound cut through the tense atmosphere of the video conference.

“You seem to be under one misconception, Representative.”

Kang Hyeon set down his teacup and looked directly at the monitor.

“While it’s true that Acros is Nova’s partner, we haven’t given you the right to reign above the rules here.”

-Are you trying to lecture us at Acros right now?

“I’m not lecturing. I’m giving you a warning.”

Kang Hyeon’s tone remained polite, but there was absolutely no room for compromise within it.

“Nova is a thoroughly controlled platform. No global Big Tech company, no matter who, will be tolerated for resource monopolization without permission.”

The muscles in Marcus’s cheek twitched slightly.

“The responsibility for the losses lies with Acros, who broke the rules.”

Kang Hyeon picked up a pen and lightly tapped the end of a document.

“If you cause another system overload, next time it won’t end with just a temporary cutoff. I’ll terminate the residency contract itself.”

-…Chairman Choi!

“Server recovery will proceed in two hours. Why don’t you conduct internal system inspections during the remaining time.”

Click.

Kang Hyeon pressed the remote to unilaterally terminate the video connection.

Tense silence settled over the darkened monitor.

[Acros Technology’s CEO Marcus has exposed KH Group’s abuse of power.]

The anchor’s expression on the screen was gravely hardened.

[He claims that Nova, the Indian Smart City, forcibly cut off power to the main server without prior notice.]

The screen switched to show Marcus standing at a press conference.

Amid the relentless flashing of cameras, his passionate media play continued.

[We paid legitimate occupancy fees. But KH is trying to shake partners by the collar with their unilateral control.]

His lips twisted into an arrogant smile.

[If such unreasonable treatment continues, global companies residing in Nova will inevitably suffer serious damage.]

Click.

Kang Hyeon pressed the remote to turn off the large monitor on the wall.

The expressions of the working-level staff gathered in the office were heavily subdued.

“Public opinion is rapidly deteriorating.”

The PR team executive opened his mouth while flipping through his tablet.

“Acros’s media play is working. Critical articles from global IT media about Nova’s closed control system are pouring out.”

“If we leave this as is, companies we were coordinating additional occupancy with might withdraw.”

Another executive urgently continued.

“First, we need to appease CEO Marcus. Express regret about the power cutoff measure and find a compromise to extinguish the media fire…”

“No compromise.”

Team Manager Lee Gi-cheol firmly cut him off.

His gaze crossed the meeting room table.

“They’re the ones who broke the rules. If we step back here, Nova’s entire system will collapse. Rather, we should maintain a hardline stance.”

“But Team Manager Lee. If public opinion turns bad right now, Nova’s brand value will be damaged!”

“Shaking principles would be an even greater loss.”

The tense clash of opinions between the two continued.

Kang Hyeon sat quietly listening to their conversation with his clasped hands resting on his chin.

Compromise and hardline.

Both sides had reasonable judgments.

‘Which side would be more beneficial.’

Kang Hyeon lightly closed and opened his eyes.

Intuition awakened from deep within his mind.

Whoosh.

A familiar vision opened over his retina. It was the moment Kang Hyeon’s ability manifested.

His gaze turned toward the PR team executive advocating compromise.

Flash, flash.

A murky and ominous blue light rose smokily above him.

Bowing to Marcus now was clearly a path of decline and collapse.

Kang Hyeon turned his gaze to look at Team Manager Lee Gi-cheol.

Whoosh.

This time, a fierce and vivid red light surged up.

It was an overwhelming signal of profit that would turn crisis into opportunity.

‘The answer is clear.’

Kang Hyeon unclasp his hands and lightly tapped the table.

Tap, tap.

The murmuring in the meeting room stopped instantly.

All the working-level staff’s gazes turned toward Kang Hyeon at the head seat.

“No need to appease them.”

Kang Hyeon’s unwavering voice filled the space.

“Nova’s control authority belongs entirely to KH. We’re going hardline.”

“Chairman. But the pouring media criticism…”

“Fully disclose evidence of regulation violations.”

Kang Hyeon slowly rose from his seat.

“Release all the computational traffic data that Acros used without permission and warning-ignored log records to the media.”

Lee Gi-cheol nodded and quickly took notes.

“We need to clearly imprint on other companies that there’s no mercy for tenant companies that act with such brazen audacity.”

“Understood. I’ll immediately prepare the data disclosure.”

At Lee Gi-cheol’s response, Kang Hyeon gave a short nod.

“Send a second warning notice to Acros. If they try to damage Nova’s value using the media even once more.”

Kang Hyeon’s eyes sharpened coldly.

“Tell them we’ll impose forced eviction measures along with massive penalty fees.”

What Acros wanted was clear.

In the early stages of occupancy, they intended to establish themselves as the dominant party in Nova through a decisive power struggle.

Perhaps if it were another smart city, they might have yielded in such a power struggle.

Acros was such a massive corporation, and if they withdrew from the city, it would deal a serious blow.

But his ability was clearly telling him to take a hardline approach against them.

“We will continue to respond with a hardline stance going forward. That is the policy of our KH Group leading this Nova.”

At Kang Hyeon’s resolute voice, the executives nodded in unison.

“Understood, Chairman.”

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